"I chose this model as I wanted traffic without subscription and without the need to pair with phone as we travel in France a lot and didn't want to pay roaming data charges. The unit itself is good all the features you need , do not buy if you think you'll be getting 3D maps no where did I find in advert that 3D maps are only in a few cities if your lucky so majority of the time 100% so far as I rarely drive in cities it's just the same graphics as ordinary tomtom mis-leading information from Tom Tom"

Age Group: 55 - 64

Gender: Male

Attitude to Shopping: Quality Seeker - I'd rather spend a little extra on something if I know its going to last

Cons: serious lack of features, no manual rerouting feature, no planning route from other addresses and times, size but bought because of always connected, no speech option, accessing some menu features especially whilst dri

"Very low feature spec for high price of product, Tomtom live keeps losing connection, despite their claim of " ALWAYS CONNECTED", this was one of the main reasons for purchasing product as I run a chauffeuring company and need traffic info to be accurate. Issues with downloading updates, as always Tomtom seem to have so many issues with software glitches.When it is working its good but on a safety issue whilst driving you shouldn't need to keep checking wether the "LIVE" is working or not. Very disappointed and would not recommend to my fellow peers until Tomtom sort out the problems."

Would you recommend this product to a friend? No

Age Group: 55 - 64

Gender: Male

Attitude to Shopping: Quality Seeker - I'd rather spend a little extra on something if I know its going to last

"Good product, directs well avoiding traffic. Journeys in London are accurate and quicker than before, although away from the city traffic connection is often lost. Searching is easier than on previous models and the ability to plan a journey with unlimited stops is good. Overall better than my go 720."

"Satnav is easy to handle and user friendly. IT has got a large display to cover many parts of the map. Live traffic is very useful to avoid traffic queues and divert using a different route. It updates live traffic irrespective of mobile data coverage. It also has free lifetime Map updates therefore non need to pay for any Maps. It’s very reliable and user-friendly compared to many other Satnavs."

Would you recommend this product to a friend? Yes

Age Group: 35 - 44

Gender: Male

Attitude to Shopping: Quality Seeker - I'd rather spend a little extra on something if I know its going to last

"Bought this model because of the free traffic and map updates. Could have got a cheaper GO version but would have had to use my phone to access the traffic updates and I decided it was an added complication I could do without.

So far so good, this model is intuitive to use, and the traffic updates have already saved me time and found me a few short cuts on the way to work, I didn't know existed."

Would you recommend this product to a friend? Yes

Age Group: 25 - 34

Gender: Male

Attitude to Shopping: Quality Seeker - I'd rather spend a little extra on something if I know its going to last

"I recently bought a Go 5000. I found the initial setup easy but trying to navigate the eebsite since, whilst trying to update my SatNav, I foumd omplex. The SatNav itself is good. It is easy to set a route and to follow. I have come across a couple of traffic queues on the M56 which the TomTom re-route me around and. An overnight closure pn the M6 didn't register. Either! But all in all I have found to be accurate. I am happy with my purchase. Finally, the knowledge and advice I got for Halfords Bolton branch was superb."

"All good, great screen size, traffic working well and pretty accurate, and it's pretty good for route guidance as you'd expect. I take a regular journey down the A1 each day and as soon as I leave my house it's predicting my arrival time correct to within a minute or two, correct taking account of how long the delays are Stevenage.

Overall I'm reasonably happy, but it's missing one big thing for me.It allows me to zoom in and out in Guidance View, but NOT TO PAN. So if I want to see what the traffic 10 miles ahead is like I can only do this by zooming all the way out. At this small a scale I can't accurately see where the problem is or how far back the queue goes.If I switch to the view that shows a map with the North always up then I can pan and zoom. But if I'm travelling South then this it's immensely confusing to view this the 'wrong' way upPlease TomTom add the ability to pan when in Guidance View and I'll be a fully happy customer."

Would you recommend this product to a friend? Yes

Age Group: 45 - 54

Gender: Male

Attitude to Shopping: Quality Seeker - I'd rather spend a little extra on something if I know its going to last

"If you have never had a TomTom before you amy well be satisfied with this product as it does have some nice features, but having used the Go910 for many years I am very disappointed with this one. If they used this design and screen size with the older software it would be fine. be warned if you use the POI feature this has now except car parks and petrol stations and you can't add your own"

Would you recommend this product to a friend? No

Age Group: 45 - 54

Gender: Male

Attitude to Shopping: Quality Seeker - I'd rather spend a little extra on something if I know its going to last

"Product looks good and feels well made, BUT too many things are missing that you would expect to be there. Mainly you cannot add your own Points of Interest, or import your existing one's from another device. You cannot change map colours. You cannot avoid part of route or avoid a road block, so if the device doesn't know about a road block then you can't plan around it manually. The whole device is not a intuative as previous models. Have had it 2 weeks now and use it every day...... I still don.t like it and I love gadgets!"

Would you recommend this product to a friend? No

Age Group: 45 - 54

Gender: Male

Attitude to Shopping: Quality Seeker - I'd rather spend a little extra on something if I know its going to last

"I bought the TomTom 5000 as a replacement for another Tom Tom device to get lifetime maps and Traffic

Improved maps compared to old model. Annoying issues:Poor RH side journey overview with annoying Petrol Station Icons. Other Icons and text too small to read. Dis-appointing way of trying to find places, which some times bear no relevance to what I need to find.

Need Web connectivity as not featured on this device gievn the price it should be. Traffic warnings do not form part of whole journey, only within next 36 miles. Need whole journey so can plan ahead earlier.

If you require lifetime maps and traffic, then its OK, but not as uesfull as previous Tom Tom 1005."

Would you recommend this product to a friend? No

Age Group: 45 - 54

Gender: Male

Attitude to Shopping: Quality Seeker - I'd rather spend a little extra on something if I know its going to last

Pros: easy to use out of the box, handy advice on quicker routes mid-journey

Cons: not the cheapest model but you get what you pay 4

"Having read a number of previous reviews I was initially put off in buying this product. I had in fact selected a rival model, but with that being out of stock my hand was forced by an impending trip to buy this one, and although that was only 3 weeks ago, I have no misgivings at this stage.Previous reviews seemed to focus on connectivity to MyTomTom (I had no such issues) and long delays in downloading map updates (I assume you only need to do this on infrequent occasions as it comes with current maps pre-loaded).Reviews also highlighted the apparent backward step or loss of some favourite features or functionality based upon the other reviewers' previous models. As I was updating from a very very old model, this was not an issue for me, and it very much does what it says on the tin.In short, it pretty much worked out of the box, and registering for live traffic updates was straightforward and quick. Its first and only real use to date was a 1,200 mile round trip to Switzerland. Satellite connection was very quick (compared to my antique model of some 6 years ago that could take up to 5 minutes or more!). At least twice on route a message flashed up advising of traffic delays on the originally planned route and would I like to take an alternate route that was quicker.I downloaded the full manual from the website, but (admittedly after having read the manual) I think the satnav is very intuitive and easy to use.There is no denying it is expensive, but then it is one of the top models, and I was prepared to pay the premium for European maps, lifetime live traffic and map updates, and hope this will hold me in good stead for many years.My only caveat is that I have really only tested it on a single long journey which involved mostly motorway driving so I doubt I have pushed it to its limits, but am happy with what I have seen so far."

Would you recommend this product to a friend? Yes

Age Group: 45 - 54

Gender: Male

Attitude to Shopping: Quality Seeker - I'd rather spend a little extra on something if I know its going to last

"Brought this SatNav couple days before my Trip to Poland.After finding delays on the route quickly found alternative route and recalculated saving my time and petrol. Very accurate when calculating time and distance. Always finding the best route. Showing distance to the nearest Petrol station on your route is very helpful specially if you travel over 1000 miles. So far so good. No internet connection req for traffic updates. Helpful with short as well as long distance trips. Good item, service for price paidHighly recommended"

"Firstly i purchased a Garmin rubbish product, buy the best TomTom or you will regret your purchase.

I heavily rely on my satnav to get me to work in the quickest effiecient time . The Garmin routing is atrocious it will send you down back roads , B roads etc instead of using the obvious A roads and motorways. Garmin routing added 45 minutes to a 1 Hour 30 minute journey with its routing , compared to tomtom.Its not worth saving moneybuying a Garmin to be spending more time on journeys and spending more on fuel.The traffic service on the tomtom outclasses the garmin in every way , more information quicker and routing is faster too.If your looking for lifetime traffic go for the tomtom.The screen on the tomtom is also better than the Garmin , clearer simpler to use menu , no fuss just attach to windscreen a few taps in the menu ui and go very simple.

Ignore reviews that the latest tomotm is poor , i drive inner city motorways towns and countryside and i hardly need to look at the satnav as the spoken directions are so clear and concise.

In summary if you use a satnav on a daily basis i would only recommend the tomtom , if you want a cheapy satnav go for a Garmin as they are cheaper , but journeys will be longer and you will be spending more on fuel."

Would you recommend this product to a friend? Yes

Age Group: 35 - 44

Gender: Male

Attitude to Shopping: Value for Money - I like things to be as cheap as possible

"The 5000 has potential to be a great device, however TomTom in their wisdom have not installed an option to route around closed / blocked roads. Not great if you need to travel in rural locations which has been flooded!

The maps are clear and the free map update is great, however make sure you have a reliable/fast internet provider. The maps are 5-6GB each.

Personally, I would like an option to download a UK map on its own.

With the benefit of hindsight, I feel my former TT1005 matched my requirements better albeit that model required an annual subscription for map and traffic updates."

"You can not avoid traffic when showing on the side bar cus no option and tomtom says need software update in soon but they do not know exactly date. Also there is no alternative route option as well."